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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Donate $10.00 or more to my Susan G. Koman Race For The Cure page and you have a chance to win THISfrom me and Eden Fantasys! It'll make a really nice Valentine's Day present and it'll do your heart some good to donate to a great cause.

PLEASE!Thank you!

This will end 01/31/2012. Winner has to be willing to share their address with me so I can send you your fabulous prize!

Saturday, January 14, 2012

I like to support businesses that also
promote breast cancer awareness. Eden Fantasys promotes awareness on
a regular basis. I ♥ that.

In their online magazine SEXIS, last
October, they had great articles about breast cancer awareness. TheScar Project by Liz Langley and I booby by Cherry Trifle, were two I
particularly liked. SEXIS has an entire section devoted to health -
womens AND mens health issues. The articles are well written and
informative. Some are humorous but all are interesting. Eden Fantasys
also sponsored a video contest to promote breast cancer awareness.
You can find the winning videos HERE. Supporting not only the sexual
health of it's customers but their overall health and well-being. EF
is a company truly cares for their customers.

You're probably wondering why I'm
talking about breast-cancer-awareness in January. Well, I live in
Florida. It's always hot in Florida. In January it's a wee bit less
hot than in June, July, August, etc. when most of the country holds
their Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. January is when South
Florida has it's race. On January 28, 2012 the 21st
annual race will be held in West Palm Beach. It's also to remind everyone that being aware of breast/prostate/testicular cancer, shouldn't just be something we're aware of for only one month. Do your self-exams EVERY month, get your mammogram and prostate exams when necessary.

If you've been reading my blog, you
know about my daughter's cancer and what she went through. If not,
you can read about it HERE. Every January, we (my family and
friends) take part in the South Florida Susan G. Komen Race for the
Cure. We walk 5K course for my daughter, for all survivors and for
all those who didn't survive. We donate what we can because we know
that a cure needs to be found and it needs to be found NOW!

The reason I've written about EdenFantasys in my annual post about the race is because they help make
others aware. They care. EF will also give me a gift card for
telling you about them and how they support breast-cancer-awareness.
I in turn, will use that gift card to purchase something sweet for
the person on my daughter's team who raised the most money for The
Susan G. Komen Foundation to find a cure for breast cancer. If you'd
like to donate to the team, you can click on that widget I've got
over there on my side bar.
Thank you and thanks to Eden Fantasys!

I'd also like to send a big THANK YOU to those who've donated already!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

In September, me and Mulder drove up to Fayetteville, North Carolina for a concert. One of my most favorite things in the world is going to rock concerts. I just love the whole experience. Normally, I loathe being near people and abhor crowds but put me in an arena in front of a stage with hot young guys beating drums, ripping guitars and booming rock & roll and I'm in heaven. I can't explain it but the feeling of freedom and exhilaration I get is just amazing like the worlds best orgasm

Mark Tremonti - ALTER BRIDGE

I've been to many concerts over the past several years – festival concerts, small club concerts, arena/stadium concerts – you name it, I've been to it. Usually I don't travel out of state for a show but because one of my favorite bands, Alter Bridge, was going to Europe and then taking some time off, I HAD to go to North Carolina to see them. My concert experience in Fayetteville was … um, fucking nuts unique, to say the least.

Somewhere there is written, or if they're unwritten, I'm writing them now - etiquette guidelines for rock concerts. Now, I know that there will always be exceptions to the rule but in beautiful downtown Fayetteville, the exceptions were the rule. Sweet Jesus, Mary and Don Kirshner! , these people must have never seen a rock &roll band EVER! I'm now going to tell y'all every rule of rock concert etiquette broken in North Carolina, USA.

Keith Wallen - ADELITA'S WAY

#1 ~ Arrive at the venue before the doors open. If you want your butt hanging on the rail smack dab in front of band, you need to get into the venue BEFORE the first band even thinks of walking on stage. Just because you only want to see the third band of a five band show doesn't mean you can come late and drunk. It doesn't mean that your late, drunk ass is going to just saunter up and try to squeeze my sober, early ass off the rail. Show some respect to ALL the artists as well as the concert attendees that have stood in line in the heat outside for 45 minutes while you were sucking down Bud Lights in the bar next door.

#2 ~ If you have arrived early, gotten your spot on the rail, but only want to see the third band of a five band show, at least look like you're enjoying the performances the other four bands are putting on. Standing in the front row like a damn corpse is just plain rude. If you don't clap, scream, sing and generally rock your face (and ass) off, go see Michael Buble.

John Lawhon - BLACK STONE CHERRY

#3 ~ After you've arrived late and drunk, DO NOT expect to push my early ass off the rail because you want to see the third band of a five band show. This repeats what I said in #1, it 's worth repeating. The reason I always wear either boots or thick soled shoes and keep my elbows bent at a concert, is because of people like you.

#4 ~ Ladies, regardless of the fact that you've put on your best Victoria's Secret push-up-demi-balconette-wonder bra, your finest J.C. Penney semi-sheer, off-the-shoulder top, your brand-new pajama jeans and your peep-toe-sling-back-fuck-me-pumps, the lead singer of the third band of a five band show is NOT going to leap off the stage and boink your brains out in the audience. He won't get paid and you just might get an elbow in your pushed-up, fiberfill enhanced tit because you keep smacking me in the face with it.

#5 ~ Full body contact from random strangers can be enjoyable on occasion, but I prefer that they:

Not be drunk

Not be chewing tobacco

Not be wearing a gimme cap from the local plumbing supply company

Dean Back - TOAD

Not be raising their arms, wildly waving rock horns whilst screaming, “YAAAAAAH, Rock & Roll”, having not taken a shower after working at the local slaughterhouse.

This behavior will definitely get you a good stomp on the foot and an elbow to the chest.

Lance Dowdle - EMPHATIC

It's not that concert goers in Florida are perfect, they're not. But these folks in North Carolina were just out of hand. The five bands that played this concert were all excellent. I've seen Alter Bridge seven times, Theory of a Deadman four times and Adelita's Way twice – great musicians and they all can rock the fucking house down. Emphatic was new to me and they were great. Apparently Black Stone Cherry, who was fantastic, was the only band familiar to the denizens of Fayetteville. They were the third band of the five band Carnival of Madness. I don't know how things went in the other cities this tour went through but my guess is that whoever organized the Fayetteville stop might be out of a job. The arena was only about 1/3 filled. I'm thinkin' Rock & Roll just isn't this towns thing.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Christmas is over. Everything has been unwrapped, returned, played with or
packed away for re-gifting. You might think your finished for awhile
but don't relax yet. Valentine's Day is just a little over a month
away. Yup, time to shop again. I've got something from BABELANDthat's going to make it so easy for you, you'll want to kiss me!
(I'll let you, too!)

The folks at Babeland sent me three of their BABELAND BODY MASSAGE CANDLES to review for you. These massage oil candles are delicious!
I seriously cannot pick a favorite scent. I was given Rice Flower,
Pashmina and Mango Vanilla. The fragrances are rich without being
overpowering. While burning, they perfume the air beautifully.

I asked my partner which scent he liked the best. He chose Rice
Flower, it's probably the most unisex of the three. The Mango
Vanilla is strongest and in my opinion the most feminine. I'm
partial to Pashmina but he thought it smelled to medicinal.

After burning the candle for a little while, I blew out the flame, waited a
couple of minutes then dribbled the melted soy wax & shea butter
onto his back. The warmth and smell is instantly relaxing. Working
the “wax” around with my hand, I noticed how smoothly it glided
on and that it wasn't terribly greasy. Silky, is the best way to
describe it. I had my Jimmyjane Contour M Massage Stone ready to
give a really nice massage. Since I tested these over New Year's
weekend and had some house guests, the back massage didn't go any
further but I can tell you between the lovely texture and smell of
the Babeland Body Massage Candles and the gliding pressure of the
Contour M, my partner is waiting (not very patiently) for a real
“massage”.

Babeland offers the candles in two sizes, 1 oz and 3 oz. They're glass
containers packaged in a really nice round gift box that will also
keep the candle dust/dirt free when not in use. The candles are made
with soy wax, skin loving shea butter and fragrance. The wick is a
no-lead one, always a plus.

Monday, January 2, 2012

People that love to read want to pass
that love along when they become parents. I know I did. When I was
pregnant with my daughter, I unboxed all my childhood favorites –
Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, A Wrinkle In Time, The Little Prince,
The Real Mother Goose, Grimm's Fairy Tales, among others. I also got
The Cat in The Hat, One Fish, Two Fish, Horton Hears A Who. Well,
all Dr. Seuss and a crap load of Little Golden Books. I kept all
these and added more when my son came along.

I read to my kids nightly before they
were able to read. I nagged encouraged them to read more than what
was required when they were learning and once they'd mastered it.
Basically, I cast my pearls before swine because neither one would
read one word more than necessary when is school. My daughter did
enjoy the occasional Archie comic and my son would pour over video
game manuals, but that was about it. I was sad that they didn't want
to get lost in an amazing novel or learn about historical figures
and/or places, but at least they were reading something!

Fast forward several years to when my
daughter found Wuthering Heights. She began to actually read the
classics that were assigned in high school. The real books, not
Cliffs Notes or a movie. She now reads and reads and reads. I feel
as though I did my job. It took awhile but it did take. She likes to
vary her reading like I do. She may read Rebecca then something by
the Dali Lama then onto Laurell K. Hamilton or Diana Gabaldon. Her
love of reading makes me very happy.

My son, I felt was hopeless. I tried
to get him interested in J.K Rowling when he was a bit younger. He
felt Harry Potter was, “stupid.” The next attempt was books on
the Vietnam war, something he had become interested in. Why bother
with books when you have The History Channel was his response. I'd
try again and again over the last few years with no luck. Well, one
outta two ain't bad, right? Then came a video game, Skyrim.

Skyrim is one of those unfathomable
things that the uncoordinated, chaos-brained, can't understand. The
type of game my son plays with ease and skill. He tends to discuss
games like this with anyone who still has a heartbeat, one of them
being me. During one of these discussions, I mentioned that Skyrim
sounded like George R.R. Martin's seven kingdoms in the Fire and Ice
series of books. I casually tossed him the first book. Not hoping
for much can you imagine my total delight and joy when he began
reading it! WOOHOO! Winter is coming ...

I handed him that book two weeks ago,
he is now on the third book. He is going to be inconsolable to find
out he may have to wait 5 years for ol' George to get the sixth book
published. But my plan is to give him Gabaldon's first Outlander
book. I can overlook a few dishes in the sink and crumbs on the
counter because he's engrossed with the words, the world of Mr.
Martin. There's something to be said for delayed gratification and a
long ago job well done.

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This is a blog by a woman in her 50's who is finally on the crooked path to find who she truly is.
Married at 19 and divorced at 53. I am going to unearth the artist, the cynic, the free spirit that has been long buried. Or die trying.
I've left Bethlehem
and I feel free...
I've left the girl I was supposed to be
and some day I'll be born.
~Paula Cole